Citi Bike completes expansion with 230 new stations in seven NYC neighborhoods
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Citi Bike is now available to more New Yorkers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city’s Department of Transportation, and Lyft announced on Thursday the completion of a major expansion of the bike-share program, with 230 stations and 3,700 docks added to seven neighborhoods. The expansion was first announced under former Mayor Eric Adams as a way to reach underserved neighborhoods and add more stations to high-demand areas.
The expansion brings 3,700 docks across seven neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, including Norwood, Riverdale, Brownsville, East New York, Kensington, Bay Ridge, and Forest Hills.
Last September, the rollout began in Bay Ridge, where riders have taken more than 75,000 trips in the year since. With the additional stations, Citi Bike now covers 86.5 square miles, putting 62 percent of New Yorkers within its service area.
“Riding a bike is one of the best ways to get around the city, and expansions like this one help more New Yorkers get where they need to go,” Mamdani said in a statement. “We’re making it easier for people to get to work and school, make their dentist appointments, and take advantage of a museum or concert—and everything else our city has to offer.”
Lyft plans to deploy hundreds of new docks in areas with the highest ridership, including Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Park Slope and Gowanus, Greenwich Village and Hudson Square, Lower East Side, Chelsea, Midtown East, and Harlem.
“Bringing Citi Bike to seven new neighborhoods in just over a year wouldn’t have been possible without our partners at NYC DOT and the communities who helped shape where stations went,” said Patrick Knoth, General Manager of Citi Bike.
“What matters most to us is who’s riding: in Norwood, more than half of trips at the new stations are Reduced Fare trips. That’s what it looks like when affordable, sustainable transportation reaches neighborhoods that haven’t had it before, and we’re committed to keeping it reliable for the New Yorkers who depend on it every day.”
Lyft said the expansion of its Citi Bike fleet led to an increase in the price of e-bike and classic bike overages and of annual memberships this year. The cost of e-bike and classic bike overage fees increased to 27 cents per minute for members, and annual memberships went up by $20 to $239 per year.
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